About this season
World in Action was Granada Televisionâs flagship ITV current affairs series, running from 7 Jan 1963 to 7 Dec 1998, and built a reputation for film-led investigative reporting and a forceful editorial stance. Its journalism produced major public and political repercussionsâincluding investigations associated with miscarriages of justice such as the Birmingham Sixâand it also served as a platform for landmark documentary projects, including the first broadcast of âSeven Up!â as part of the strand in 1964.
Episodes (38)
1. A Question of Intelligence
Aired 10 September 1973
2. Something to Beef About.
Aired 17 September 1973
3. The Cost of a Cup of Tea
Aired 24 September 1973
4. Tomorrow's Women: Labour
Aired 1 October 1973
5. Tomorrow's Women: Conservative
Aired 8 October 1973
6. A Threat to the State
Aired 15 October 1973
7. The Squeeze
Aired 22 October 1973
8. The Squeeze Pt.2
Aired 29 October 1973
9. HM's Opposition
Aired 5 November 1973
10. An Accidental Death
Aired 19 November 1973
11. Drug Squad
Aired 26 November 1973
12. Chile: The Reckoning
Aired 3 December 1973
13. The Year of the Torturer
Aired 10 December 1973
14. The Morning After
Aired 7 January 1974
Follows a group of people from different walks of life as they cope with the power cuts, resulting in 'the 3 day week' and spiralling vehicle fuel prices from oil shortages.
15. Hotting Up & Slowing Down
Aired 14 January 1974
16. Centre Point
Aired 21 January 1974
17. Mr & Mrs Olley Learn the Facts of Life
Aired 28 January 1974
18. Flying Pickets
Aired 4 February 1974
19. A Political Journey: Part 1
Aired 11 February 1974
20. A Political Journey: Part 2
Aired 18 February 1974
21. A Political Journey: Part 3
Aired 25 February 1974
22. The Others
Aired 4 March 1974
23. The Trials of PC. Williams
Aired 11 March 1974
24. A Bad Week for the Speculators
Aired 18 March 1974
25. The Strange Story of Kevin Kavanagh
Aired 1 April 1974
26. Harold Wilson at No.10
Aired 8 April 1974
27. Death in the Family
Aired 22 April 1974
28. MP's Interests
Aired 29 April 1974
29. Business in Gozo
Aired 6 May 1974
30. The Ben Hunter Way
Aired 13 May 1974
31. The Day the Torture Stopped
Aired 20 May 1974
32. The Hefferon Affair
Aired 3 June 1974
33. The Selling of the Maharishi
Aired 10 June 1974
With the promise of solving the world's problems through meditation, The Maharishi is now a global business worth millions of dollars.
34. The Leader of the Opposition
Aired 17 June 1974
35. Cancer Gas
Aired 24 June 1974
Investigation into Vinyl Chloride Monomer gas, widely used in the PVC industry and maybe a reason for increased rates of liver cancer for those who work with it.
36. Episode 36
Aired 1 July 1974
37. The Old Country
Aired 8 July 1974
A visit to a remote region of Equador where some people are claimed to be over a 100 and still physically active. As a Catholic country World in Action checks the baptism records.
38. The Group
Aired 15 July 1974